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ICAP buys PLUS-SX for £1
Loss-making junior stock exchange PLUS-SX is to be sold to inter-dealer broker ICAP for a nominal sum.
Borrows takes over from Queen at 3i
Three months after stepping down as head of 3i, Michael Queen has been replaced from within by Simon Borrows.
Front-runner
Riding on a wave of fast-growing European technology companies is Ben Holmes of Index Ventures. GrowthBusiness asks him about his personal investment approach and the prospects for British tech firms.
PLUS admits defeat and is set to wind down
The board of PLUS Markets Group has given up its search for a new buyer and initiated an ‘orderly closure’.
Braveheart reaches £500,000 target
AIM-listed investment management group Braveheart has raised £164,000 by way of a subscription by new and existing shareholders for 1,093,333 new ordinary shares.
PLUS companies resist Sharemark offer
Sharemark has failed to entice any PLUS-quoted companies to join its trading platform, as businesses await news on the future of PLUS.
First Skype employee secures seed capital
Index Ventures has led a seed funding round in money transfer service TransferWise to allow the business to attract new staff and develop its technology platform.
Investing in partnerships
Johnny Hewett, CEO at private equity firm Smedvig Capital, looks at management and investor relations and explains its importance in a cordial partnership.
Bowmark sells Data Explorers
Data Explorers has moved from private equity to trade ownership through a sale to a US buyer.
Funding Circle closes Series B round
A year after securing Series A capital of £2.5 million, Funding Circle has closed its second round with Index Ventures.
Shawbrook banks on Singers to boost lending
A new business bank chaired by former RBS boss George Mathewson has bought Singers Asset Finance.
Feb 2012 issue
This issue counts down the top 50 influential entrepreneurs and investors of 2011, takes a trip to Hong Kong and discovers what life is like after an exit. Management buy-outs and directors' pay on AIM are also explored alongside an exclusive interview with Jon Moutlon. Not forgetting all the regulars, which include horse-assisted training and a spicy 'What I Wish I'd Known'.
AIM pay resumes upward trend
Directors’ salaries on London’s junior market are at all-time highs, but almost half of CEOs did not get a pay rise last year.
Directors' Pay on AIM 2012
Nick Britton, research director at Vitesse Media Research, gives a sneak preview of this annual survey.
Making it BIG
Venture capitalist Wol Kolade shares lessons learned from two decades of investing in growth companies.
2011 Institutional Investors
The value of AIM lies in the hands of institutional investors, but there are few reports that detail who is investing in what.
AIM Guide 2011/2012
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) remains home to over 1,100 ambitious companies and professional services firms.
Armchair Dragons
The directors of Crowdcube give us the lowdown on their start-up crowdfunding business.
The need for seed
Abandoned by the venture capital industry in the era of cheap debt and easy returns, early-stage finance is making a comeback. GrowthBusiness talks to investors active in the space.
